Rig Veda 10.20.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 20, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.20
Devata: Agni (and the sphere of vāmá—gracious harmony, Mitra-like)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नरो ये के चास्मदा विश्वेत्ते वाम आ स्युः । अग्निं हविषा वर्धन्तः ॥
Transliteration
náro yé ké cā́smád ā́ víśvetté vā́ma ā́ syuḥ | agníṃ havíṣā vardhántaḥ ||
Translation
われらのもとへ来たるいかなる人々も――そのすべてが汝らの親和と和合のうちに入らんことを。供物もてアグニ（Agni）を増し育てつつ。かくして共なる生命は火のうちに集められる。
Word by Word
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √नृ (धातु-सम्बन्ध)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाचक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
केany (whoever)
के:
कर्तृ (अनिश्चितार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्
तेthey
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान (लाभार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वितीय-पुरुष सर्वनाम)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
स्युःmay be, might become
स्युः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith oblation
हविषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तःincreasing, strengthening
वर्धन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
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